Oil-shield.



H. HAUDENSGHILD.

OIL SHIELD.

APPLICATION P-ILBD un s, 1910.

Patented Oct. 18,1910.

\ www HARRY HAUDENSCHILD, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGEORG-E C. SMITH, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

OIL-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1S, 1919.

Application filed. May 5, 1910. Serial No. 559,496.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY I-IAUDENS- CHILD, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Shields; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in oil shields andit has particular application to the needle-bar of a sewing machine, theobject of the invention being to provide a simple, inexpensive de vicecapable of ready and instantaneous attachment upon the needle-bar of asewing machine to hold the oil from creeping to the needle. n

In using sewing machines it is necessary to keep the moving partsincluding the needle-bar well oiled. The film of oil always present uponthe needle-bar has a tendency to creep and accumulate upon the needle,so that frequently a fine and eX- pensive piece of material, especiallywhite material, is damaged if not quite ruined by the oil accumulatingupon the needle and then being deposited upon the material.

To overcome this difficulty and to provide an oil shield which iscapable of instant and universal attachment to needlebars of variousdiameters my invention is constructed, and the same embodies the novelcombination and arrangement hereinafter shown, described and. claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, uillustrative of my invention, Figure l isan elevation showing the oil shield in position upon the needle-bar of asewing machine; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the shield;and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a cup-shaped elastic washer,constructed of soft rubber and adapted to surround and firmly grip theneedle-bar a of a sewing machine, the perforation 2 in the washer beingmade slightly smaller in diameter than that of any needle-bar of thevarious sewing machines on the market. Thus the cupshaped washer, owingto its elasticity, is capable of attachment to any needle-bar whether oflarge or small diameter.

3 is a facing of absorbent material, such as felt, the same covering theentire upper face of the cup-shaped washer and when the washer is placedupon the needle-bar the facing of absorbent material will also surroundthe needle-bar and serve to absorb any oil that may creep down theneedle-bar. It is found in actual use that even after prolongedoperation of a sewing-machine upon which the device has been placed thatthe washer remains firmly in position upon the needle-bar. The washer ispreferably made cone-shaped, as shown, although the same may behemispherical or of other shape to form a cup-shaped receptacle aroundthe needle-bar. In Fig. 2, in dotted lines a, the elastic washer isshown spread open or eX- panded, the form which is assumes while it isbeing placed upon the needle-bar.

Thus it is seen that the invention is simple, inexpensive and entirelyeifective for the purpose for which it is constructed.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1st- 1. An elastic oil shield for the needle bar of asewing machine adapted to surround and be held thereto by itselasticity, and a facing of absorbent material for said shield.

2. An elastic, cup-shaped oil shield for the needle bar of a sewingmachine adapted to surround and be held thereto by its elasticity, and afacing of absorbent material for said shield.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiX my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

HARRY IIAUDENS CHILD.

Witnesses:

MERTON L. BAME-R, CARL H. KELLER.

